Real Madrid have enjoyed immense success in the past two decades despite heavy competition in La Liga by Barcelona and Atletico Madrid and in Europe by some of the best teams in the world. The Spanish giants have won the UEFA Champions League seven times since 2002, including a record three consecutive times under Zinedine Zidane.
Carlo Ancelotti has been on Real Madrid’s books since 2021 for his second spell, winning the Spanish La Liga, Supercopa, and the UEFA Champions League in his first season since his return. Real Madrid will be without the legendary manager for the 24/25 season, with a certain ex-player set to take charge at the Spanish capital.
Who is Real Madrid’s potential new manager next season?
Real Madrid have never hidden their courage to take a risk on a manager. The Spanish giants appointed Zinedine Zidane as a rookie manager, and the Frenchman delivered a historic three consecutive UEFA Champions League titles between 2016 and 2018. With Carlo Ancelotti set to leave his post as Real Madrid manager at the end of this current season, Real Madrid have reportedly identified an ex-player to take over the club next season.
Xabi Alonso is doing wonders at Bayer Leverkusen after taking over at the club last season in his first official senior managerial role. The Spaniard had previously worked with the Real Madrid youth setup between 2018 and 2019 before taking over Real Sociedad’s B team for three years until last year.
Alonso won everything at Real Madrid between 2009 and 2014, taking up 158 appearances for the club and scoring four goals as a deep-lying midfielder. His experience as a midfield player during his playing days has helped shape him into a solid tactician as he continues to push Tuchel’s Bayern Munich all the way in the German Bundesliga this season.
Why is Real Madrid reportedly parting ways with Carlo Ancelotti next season?
Carlo Ancelotti vowed to honour his contract at Real Madrid despite the heavy flirtation from the Brazilian FA to appoint him as their new coach. It’s good to see how much they still regard the record Champions League winner as a manager. The former AC Milan manager will take the reigns as Brazil’s new manager after this current season, with several Brazilian stars, including Neymar, Vini Jr., and Casemiro, showing their excitement at the prospect of playing under the Italian at the international level.
The Italian will become the first foreign manager to coach the Brazil national team since 1965 when Filipo Nunez, an Argentine, took charge of the country’s friendly game against Uruguay.
Can Ancelotti win the World Cup with Brazil?
